Body-painting facts for kids

Body-painting (also body painting and bodypainting) is when special colors are applied to a human's skin. The colors used are temporary. Depending on the color used, paintings last between a few hours, and a few weeks.
Body-painting can be done for various reasons. Examples are:
- to make a work of art
- to camouflage one's body
- to act in some traditional theatre
- to take part in some traditional ceremony
- to party, to create a sensation
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Huli man from Papua New Guinea
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Soldier with a painted face for camouflage
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Images for kids
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A painted orca design on a forearm.
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An artist body painting at Fantasy Fest
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Moche ceramic vessel at the Larco Museum in Lima, depicting a man, possibly a warrior, with face painting
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Marcus Stewart with his face painted as he acts in Oresteia by Aeschylus, adapted by Ryan Castalia for Stairwell Theater, 2019
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Fluorescent body paint will show up as bright and colourful under ultraviolet light.
See also
In Spanish: Pintura corporal para niños
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